Wednesday, December 03, 2008

BANK HEIST AT HIGH NOON

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

DEVELOPINGSheffield Village – A brazen midday robbery today at the 5/3 Bank on North Abbe Road in Sheffield Village has authorities searching for a suspect.

The robbery occurred just after noon at the Fifth Third Bank on North Abbe Road – a man described as a white male, approximately 6’4”, wearing a Carhart type jacket and a dark hat. The man was last seen on foot from the bank going north towards Sam’s Club.

Police from Sheffield Village were assisted in the search by Officers from Elyria, Avon, Sheriff and Sheffield Lake. Officers searched the shopping areas nearby as well as the wood line around the businesses and I-90. Several people were stopped and released. One man that was found behind the movie theatre was detained by Officers – although the man proved not to be a suspect in the robbery, he did have outstanding warrants through the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.